Chapter 187: Interests Are Stronger Than Marriage Ties

When the female turned around, she nearly bumped into Xie Jing. He took a quick step and dodged to the side.

Just as the female was about to frown, Xie Jing loudly voiced his boundaries to avoid suspicion. “I have a Female Master! Don’t touch me!”

Although the female had nearly sprained her ankle, she didn’t lose her temper. She waved her hand dismissively, holding her knee as she slowly stood up. “I wouldn’t cross those lines either! There are tens of billions of males across the interstellar space! I’m not going to set my sights on another female’s Beast Husband!” she said, rolling her eyes in annoyance.

Gu Weilan walked over, reaching out to support her. “Do you need help getting to the Healing Pod station?” she asked softly.

The female’s eyes lit up when she saw Gu Weilan. “Wow, you’re so beautiful, Miss!”

Gu Weilan gave a bright, gentle smile, her brow relaxed. Seeing the girl limp, she couldn’t help but ask again, “It looks like you’ve sprained your ankle.”

“It’s nothing, really! I just pulled a muscle!” The young female grasped Gu Weilan’s hand in return. “Are you here to support the frontlines?” She wasn’t shy at all and clearly wanted to chat with Gu Weilan a bit longer.

Xie Jing’s eyes were slightly red. “Female Master, why are you here?” he called out softly.

The young female looked at Xie Jing, then at Gu Weilan. Her face fell, her enthusiasm dampening. “Don’t misunderstand. I wasn’t trying to lean on your Beast Husband just now.”

Gu Weilan nodded. “I know. I saw you hastily twist around to avoid him and sprain your ankle, so I was a bit worried about you.”

The young female offered a sincere smile. “Thank you. I’ll just rest on the side for a bit. I’m responsible for delivering supplies, and I have to hurry to the next unit’s camp later.”

“Stay safe. The parasitic insect clan seems to be evolving,” Gu Weilan warned. “Try your best not to touch any of the Insect Clan corpses on the frontlines.”

Gu Weilan gave a slight nod. She helped the young female sit down nearby, and only after making sure she was truly fine did she turn to leave.

Xie Jing followed silently behind Gu Weilan. When Zhan Heng saw her walking toward him, he took a few quick strides, pulling her into a tight embrace. “Why did you come here?” he murmured low by her ear. “It’s dangerous.”

Gu Weilan gently patted Zhan Heng’s back, prompting him to release her.

Once inside the capsule house, Gu Weilan retrieved several sets of combat uniforms from her Space Button.

“These are the latest combat uniforms, made of much better material,” she said. “The average members of the Insect Clan won’t be able to burrow into them. Where are Shen Mianzhou and the others?” she asked, pulling out a few pairs of combat boots.

Zhan Heng pursed his lips. “Shen Mianzhou is in the Healing Pod right now. He was severely injured this time, and the situation is a bit tricky.”

Gu Weilan frowned. “What do you mean?”

Xie Jing chimed in to answer first. “The Healing Pods on our frontlines have been replaced with a newly developed batch. They can perform targeted identification of the parasitic insect clan.

“The reason everyone discovered that the parasitic insect clan has been quietly improving their immunity is because the parasites on Beast Husband Shen Mianzhou were being identified by the Healing Pod one moment, and evading detection the next.

“Therefore, the Healing Pod can only heal his physical wounds right now. There’s no way to specifically target and kill the parasitic insect clan.”

Gu Weilan nodded. “Understood. Take me to see him. What about Shi Lingfeng? Is he far from here?”

Zhan Heng nodded. “Not close. You’d need to fly over on the legion’s dedicated Starship, since this Star Domain has been locked down under a no-fly order.

“It takes three days to fly there.”

Gu Weilan thought for a moment before nodding. “Got it. How’s the situation on his end?”

Zhan Heng answered honestly, “Not great. Seeing that the defense on the main frontlines hasn’t weakened in the slightest, the Insect Clan has been constantly sending reinforcements to several wormholes.

“Everyone is under a lot of pressure right now.”

Gu Weilan pursed her lips. “I should go see Shen Mianzhou first. After that, I might need to build an additional factory on Chunwei Star, near Shi Lingfeng’s area.

“I plan to bring out the formula for the Mid level Bloodline Purification Bath Liquid and let some of the frontline soldiers test it.”

Zhan Heng slightly furrowed his brow. “That’s too fast…”

Gu Weilan pursed her lips and nodded. “I know, but we have no other choice. Nobody survives a sinking ship.

“Helping the Interstellar Alliance right now is essentially helping myself.

“Otherwise, the businesses on your end, the businesses on Shi Lingfeng’s end, and all the Beastmen nearby will be completely wiped out.”

Zhan Heng took a deep breath, looking at Gu Weilan. “Have you agreed on this with Old Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Rong? This matter…

“The profit margin is simply too massive. Without a top-tier combat-oriented Beast Clan protecting it, many Beastmen will start harboring greedy thoughts.”

Xie Jing’s expression also grew somewhat dark. “Some Beastmen don’t care if people are dying on the frontlines, nor do they care if assets in the remote star systems are being destroyed.

“They only care about the flow of capital.

“If you bring out such a good product during wartime and manage to turn a profit, they will definitely come looking for trouble afterward.”

Zhan Heng fell silent for a moment before saying, “Our family’s former scale was more than ten times our current assets.

“We experienced exactly this kind of thing.”

Gu Weilan took a deep breath and exhaled heavily. “Among my new matches, there are males from the Bai family and the Rong family.

“I’ve already clicked to agree to cancel the matches with the other males.

“But these two from the Bai and Rong families requested that I wait until they return from the battlefield to meet. They want to be my Beast Husbands. I just haven’t directly canceled their matches yet.”

Zhan Heng pulled Gu Weilan into his arms, letting her sit in his lap. “My advice is to accept them both. However, I have a feeling that Mrs. Rong and Old Mrs. Bai will likely want you to take in the previous two as well.”

Gu Weilan turned sideways, leaning her back against Zhan Heng’s chest and resting her head on his shoulder. “I thought so too. So, I was wondering if I should let them invest in the production line as well.

“Because I really don’t want to force myself to take in males I’m not interested in.”

Zhan Heng raised an eyebrow. The appearances of Bai Yanli and Rong Hua Jin certainly weren’t the type his Female Master would be uninterested in.

However, before Bai Yanli and Rong Hua Jin had regained consciousness, they had roamed around the house in their young Beast Forms, pooping everywhere…

That was undeniably something his Female Master would find hard to forget!

Gu Weilan strongly disliked the attitude Bai Yanli had initially shown her—eyes full of guarded suspicion, wanting to use her, yet assuming all sorts of negative things about her.

There were plenty of unparalleled, handsome males. If this one wasn’t a good fit, she would just move on to the next.

Gu Weilan didn’t want to compromise herself in the slightest.

“Profits should be more stable than ties of marriage, shouldn’t they?” she said.

Zhan Heng kissed her cheek and replied softly, “Not necessarily. Some Beastmen value offspring, while others value profit.

“And those who hold power will naturally want both.”

Gu Weilan thought about it, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

She sat up straight and sent a message to Mrs. Rong and Old Mrs. Bai: “I plan to give 20 percent of the shares in the newly established factory to Bai Wanli, and another 20 percent to Rong Wenjin.

“Regardless of whether we end up forming a bond, these shares will be under their full control. They can transfer or sell them as they see fit.”

Old Mrs. Bai replied quickly: “Out with it, what are you scheming? What do you need my help with?”